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Gruschel uns!
Shoeboxed has returned to its roots, at least for a couple of days.
Taylor and Tobi had some meetings in Frankfurt this week, and were able to snap some shots of their trip. I’m their lackey today back in Durham, just forwarding along their adventures. When you’re in Frankfurt, you don’t have time to blog.
Typical random [...]
Shoeboxed on rebell.tv
This morning, two bloggers from rebell.tv visited the Shoeboxed team to document the life of an American startup in Berlin. Armed with their video camera and camera phone, they talked briefly with Taylor about his decision to start shoeboxed.com and to move the whole team to Berlin for the summer. The video will [...]
Shoeboxed Featured in Zitty Magazine
Wednesday was an exciting day for us, as Zitty Magazine, a publication focusing on the city of Berlin, featured the Shoeboxed team in its latest edition. They don’t have the article up online, but you can read the German version or our English version here.
Once we confirmed that we had made it in to this [...]
Team Update, Still Homeless
It’s no secret that in about a week, the lease on our apartment will be up. That is why I have been searching Berlin for the right place to hang our hat. However, our cost restrictions in addition to the fact that we would prefer not to live in a crime ridden area has significantly [...]
She Should Have Asked for a Receipt
There’s nothing okay about those glasses.
It’s not okay that they are asymmetrical, it’s not okay that they are fire-engine red, it’s not okay that they are being worn by a 60-year old woman, it’s not okay that they shield her peripheral vision, it’s not okay that you can’t see her eyebrows, it’s not okay that [...]
It Doesn’t Have to be this Hard…
Exploring a new city is tough. Everything that you’ve always taken for granted suddenly gets a little bit harder. For example, I’ve come to accept the fact that I am unable to order food for myself. People stare blankly at me if I speak in English. If I lead [...]
Berlin, Here We Come!
Cue up the polka tunes, find me a pair of lederhosen, and buy me a bratwurst with sauerkraut – ‘cause the shoeboxed team is headed to Germany! We’re packing our bags and heading to a nation where everyone hates inefficiency, loves the Fatherland, and has never been late for anything in their lives! [...]
